Job Title: MariaDB DBA/Technical Architect
Location: Herndon, VA - offsite
Type: Contract - potential for multi-year contract
Contractor Work Model: Remote

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced MariaDB DBA/Technical Architect responsible for designing, configuring, and optimizing a distributed multi-site MariaDB instance that is used to support an on-premises ServiceNow implementation. This role relies on expert-level MariaDB skills as well as knowledge of ServiceNow’s functionality and use of that database to deliver highly available and reliable ServiceNow services.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize installations of MariaDB across multiple environments, including architecture, design, installation support, configuration, and maintenance.
• Configure and maintain database replication within and across multiple sites to ensure performance and high availability.
• Collaborate with ServiceNow administrators to ensure full alignment and optimal utilization of the database by the ServiceNow application.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and Business Analysts to translate business needs into technical specifications and lead technical workshops to review design, architecture, and configuration approaches.
• Provide technical leadership and ensure compliance by guiding junior developers or project teams, participating in code reviews, maintaining version control, ensuring security/privacy compliance, and contributing to technical documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of MariaDB development or technical consulting experience (MySQL experience considered, but MariaDB-specific capability preferred).
• Strong understanding of InnoDB internals and transaction behavior.
• Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with performance tuning and optimization, especially on VMware linux hosts.
• Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with high-availability, replication, and database scaling architecture.
• Experience with backup/recovery and disaster recovery planning.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python/Bash) for automation.
• Practical and demonstratable MariaDB-specific experience with implementation of security and compliance controls.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication and client-facing presentation abilities.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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